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  • 507th ARW STEP II Promotion Selects

    STEP II promotion selectees from the 507th Air Refueling Wing enlisted ranks are:SENIOR MASTER SERGEANTJennifer Wright, 507th Operations Support SquadronMASTER SERGEANTKaycee Graham, 507th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronDontia Yates, 507th Medical Squadron

  • 507th ARW September Enlisted Promotions

    Promotions from the 507th Air Refueling Wing enlisted ranks are:SENIOR MASTER SERGEANTBradley Block, 507th Maintenance SquadronKayla Cuffie, 507th Logistics Readiness SquadronMASTER SERGEANTZachary Edwards, 72nd Aerial Port SquadronVictor Foster, 507th Security Forces SquadronJames Andrus, 507th

  • ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – August 4, 2023 (Vol 43, No. 8)

    ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – August 4, 2023 (Vol 43, No. 8)(Click headline to follow link to story and photos)Thousands gather for return of 2023 Tinker Air ShowSummer heat did not stop an estimated 301,000 people from attending the 2023 Tinker Air Show and STEM City Expo, held here July 1 and 2, 2023.

  • Tale of two antennae

    A five-person Radio Frequency Transmission Systems team from the 507th Force Support Squadron here set up radio antennae Jan. 8, 2023.

  • Team Tinker stars at OKC Dodgers Salute to Armed Forces game

    Current and former local military personnel and their families celebrated during the Salute to Armed Forces Night June 2, 2023, at the Oklahoma City Dodgers’ home series against the Reno Aces at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. Col. Tom Giles, 72nd Air Base Wing vice commander, threw

  • ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – April 15, 2023 (Vol 43, No. 4)

    ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – April 15, 2023 (Vol 43, No. 4)(Click headline to follow link to story and photos)507th ARW keeps Aviano AB flyingU.S. Air Force Airmen from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron conduct preflight checks during a total force training event at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 2, 2023.

  • 507th Force Support Squadron change of command

    Maj. Robin Simons, former 507th Force Support Squadron commander, blows a kiss to a family member during the 507th FSS change of command on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 4, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jasmine Czajka)

  • ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – March 3, 2023 (Vol 43, No. 3)

    ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – March 3, 2023 (Vol 43, No. 3)(Click headline to follow link to story and photos)Chief’s commentary: A note from the command chiefGreetings Okies! If you want to know a little about me, then keep reading. If you would rather spend time viewing TikTok then scroll on. I will

  • 507th ARW March enlisted promotions

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Promotions from the 507th Air Refueling Wing enlisted ranks are:SENIOR MASTER SERGEANTJose Martinez, 507th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronMASTER SERGEANTRandy Jackson, 507th Security Forces SquadronJeremy Phipps, 507th Maintenance SquadronTECHNICAL SERGEANTColin Foote,

  • Brazilian Bomb Lift

    Members of the 72d Aerial Port Squadron and the Brazilian Air Force load and tie down Mark 82 munitions on a K-loader to then be loaded into a Brazilian Air Force Airbus A330 for transport as part of a Foreign Military Sales Program at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Feb. 4, 2023.The Foreign Military

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